Thursday appears to have disappeared from my memory — at least, I have no photos of that day. \u00a0I dimly recall Doug and Sarah coming over to Vicki’s house that evening to have a “Waiting For Lauren” party that ended pretty early since Sarah was\u00a0coming down with a cold.\u00a0Vicki and I held on till Lauren, driving in from Glendive, MT, arrived around 10:30pm, and stayed up another couple of hours to catch up on one another before we crashed. \u00a0We concluded that the three of us had not been together for at least 20 years, and that that\u00a0was entirely and utterly too-too long between reunions.<\/p>\n
Friday\u00a0(after a late brunch at IHOP with the whole family) was spent primarily working on sorting and throwing away junk at the storage unit. \u00a0We got two full pickup trucks emptied out before we got down to just what we might want to save, and then it started raining. \u00a0But it was great having Lauren and Vicki there to help, and we accomplished much of what was needed. \u00a0The rain didn’t last too long, and when the sun came out just before dusk, we were able to make a visit to the Prairie Home Cemetery to visit Dad’s grave. \u00a0It was very special to be there with mom, Jeff and Doug. Family is important!<\/em> As my mother-in-law says, and she’s right.<\/p>\n Here are pics from: Vicki’s house and neighborhood, the lovely little\u00a0VW\u00a0Jetta I got to drive for a week (that was fun!), a couple of shots from IHOP, and then both family pics from the cemetery, and some hilarious pics with my girlfriends. There is nothing like the joy of time with friends who know and love you and with whom you can always count on sharing both conversations of spiritual depth, as well as\u00a0uninhibited laughter and goofiness. I feel profoundly blessed!!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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